Bed Bug Treatment Options - How To Choose
If your Bed Bug Safe Inspection confirms that you have a bed bug, you must decide your next step:
1) Do I hire a professional pest control company?
or
2) Do I treat them myself (DIY)?
Both options can successfully exterminate your bed bug problem, but there are significant differences to consider. We describe your options below, and if you still have questions, don't hesitate to call.
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Chemical Vs Heat
There are many ways to kill bed bugs, but most fall into two main categories; either chemicals or heat. Both options have a proven track record and are commonly used throughout the industry.
Professional Treatments: Leave it to the Pros!
A professional treatment is your best option if you're ready to be done and rid of bed bugs with the least amount of hassle and headache.
After you get a Bed Bug Safe inspection, the professional exterminator will provide you with a pest management plan and cost.
If you find this treatment plan acceptable, it is one of your best options to become bed bug-free.
While the pros treatment plan may vary, it will fundamentally kill bed bugs with heat, chemicals, or a combination of the two.
Pro Heat Treatment
A professional heat treatment can be the fastest and safest way to eliminate a bed bug infestation.
The professional will use large heaters to raise your home's temperature above 120F and keep it there for an extended amount of time. You will be required to prep your home for the treatment, but the professionals will handle everything else.
If done correctly, you will be bed bug-free at the end of the treatment.
Professional heat treatments are a great option but can be very expensive. However, most companies will offer a warranty covering additional treatments if any bed bugs survive, adding a lot of value to the price.
Pro Chemical Treatment
A professional chemical treatment is the most common bed bug treatment.
The professional will spray chemicals in all areas where the bed bugs may be living. Bugs that come into contact with these chemicals die immediately.
In most cases, the chemical used will offer residual protection after it dries, so if any bugs come into contact later, they will also die.
In the past, most chemicals were ineffective on bed bug eggs, but new products have improved.
A common challenge with chemical treatments is their difficulty getting to where a bed bug nest may be. Bed bugs typically hide in cracks and crevices, places that are difficult to get spayed.
The benefit of a chemical spray is that it is typically much more affordable a will usually come with a warranty.
Pro Heat / Chemical Comb
A heat-chemical combo has become more common in recent years.
These are common in homes with minor infestations restricted to a few rooms in the house. A professional will do heat treatments in the rooms of concern and then spray chemicals throughout the rest home after the heat treatment.
The heat treatment provides immediate relief from biting bed bugs, and the chemical treatment offers longer-term residual protection. It will cost more than a chemical treatment but less than treating a entire home with heat.
DIY Treatment: You Got This!
A Do-It-Yourself bed bug treatment is a successful option to eliminate bed bugs from your home. If you are willing to provide the work and invest your time in some education, you can be successful and save money.
The most important part of a DIY treatment is having a clear understanding of your situation and a good plan.
Check out our DIY Bed Bug Treatment eBook.
Many products, chemicals, home remedies, and gimmicks in the world claim to kill bed bugs. And honestly, many of them will successfully kill "a" bed bug. But most of them will not get rid of the recurring infestation.
The cheapest bed bug treatment is squishing them with your thumb. Still, it will not eliminate the next one hiding under the baseboard or the eggs under the nightstand.
Without attacking the nest and killing the eggs, you are only managing an infestation, not getting rid of it.
Your DIY goal is to exterminate the complete bed bug infestation from adults to eggs.
Bed Bug Safe is here to help. Here is a quick summary of DIY options.
DIY Heat Treatment
You can do a bed bug heat treatment using professional equipment and get the same results. Here is how:
· Buy Equipment – You can buy a complete bed bug heater system for about the same price as a professional treatment. You now have the equipment to use again anytime you need it.
· Rent Equipment – Depending on your location, a bed bug heater rental business may be near you. Renting equipment is an excellent option for affordable heat treatments.
*Do not attempt a heat treatment with heaters not designed for bed bugs, like a space heater, your home's heater, oven, or any propane/gas heater. It is hazardous and doubtful to be successful.
DIY Chemical Treatment
There are a hundred DIY chemical treatments on the market to kill bed bugs. Unfortunately, many will not successfully eliminate an infestation. They will only kill individual bugs that come into contact with the product.
Some products can make things worse. Many chemicals on the shelf and in big hardware stores are repellents to bed bugs. These products can have the unfortunate effect of spreading bed bugs to other areas of your home, where they might not have been before.
Finding the products that work can be overwhelming, but Bed Bug Safe is here to make it easier.
With our years of experience, we have selected only the best chemical products that work to eliminate your bed bug infestation. Any product you find in the DIY Shop has been tested and used in the field by our experts. They are backed by real-world experience.
Heat / Chemical Combo
A DIY combination treatment plan is an excellent successful option. Buying or renting a heater system and using chemical products for residual protection offers a 1 – 2 knockout approach to extermination. We have seen great success with this type of treatment plan.
DIY / Professional Combo
Combing DIY and professional services can offer the benefits of a professional experience and warrantee but also find some savings from doing a portion of the treatment yourself
Rent Heaters and a Pro Chemical Spray
A professional chemical spray will eventually eliminate your bed bug infestation, but it might take weeks or months.
You can speed this process up by conducting a DIY heat treatment first. It will immediately kill the bed bugs in the treated space and provide instant relief. Then you bring in a professional to conduct a chemical spray that will give you residual protection for the next few weeks.
In most cases, they will offer a warranty for their treatment and return if the problem comes back.
Pro Heat Treatment and DIY Chemicals
A professional heat treatment is the best way to get rid of bed bugs. Your bed bug infestation should be gone after the heat treatment. Then you can use DIY chemicals for residual protection; in case the heat treatment was unsuccessful or if you think they may come back due to a re-infestation.
Preventing Bed Bugs
Now that they are gone let's stop them from coming back.
It is time well spent thinking about where the bed bugs originated. There are many ways to get bed bugs, and if you can identify your vector, you may prevent them from returning.
A long term monitoring program can help prevent a re-infestation by quickly alerting you so you can begin treatment early.
Check out the complete line of Bed Bug Safe prevention products.